Project Gutenberg 2014-10-06 Public domain in the USA. 269 Saltus, Edgar 1855 1921 Saltus, Edgar Evertson Mr. Incoul's Misadventure Produced by Donald Cummings, Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Mr. Incoul's Misadventure" by Edgar Saltus is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story begins with Harmon Incoul, a wealthy widower who grapples with the aftermath of his wife's death and the expectations placed on him by society. As he navigates his loneliness and mourning, Incoul finds himself drawn to the young and spirited Miss Maida Barhyte, who is facing her own struggles concerning her family's financial decline. The opening of the narrative introduces us to Mr. Incoul, painting a picture of a man whose life is fundamentally altered by loss. His past experiences, from a rather unloving childhood to an indulgent yet unsatisfactory marriage, shape his outlook as he reluctantly re-enters the social sphere. At a gathering, he encounters Miss Barhyte, and their subsequent interactions reveal her conflicting feelings about marriage amidst her difficult domestic circumstances. As Incoul expresses a desire for companionship, Barhyte navigates familial pressures and her quest for independence, hinting at the complexities of their relationship that will unfold throughout the novel. The initial chapters set the stage for a rich exploration of societal expectations, personal desires, and the intricacies of love and sacrifice. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction Rich people -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Husband and wife -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 305432 2025-07-19T04:46:46.524002 text/html 287046 2024-10-24T11:16:31 text/html 310524 2025-07-19T04:46:51.755949 application/epub+zip 308148 2025-07-19T04:46:47.526933 application/epub+zip 201943 2025-07-19T04:46:47.004029 application/epub+zip 391533 2025-07-19T04:46:55.065932 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 357468 2025-07-19T04:46:51.277952 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 252122 2022-09-21T11:30:04.034153 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 269188 2025-07-19T04:46:46.036957 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 249226 2024-10-24T11:16:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17878 2025-07-19T04:46:55.195905 application/rdf+xml 21423 2025-07-19T04:46:47.088968 image/jpeg 3105 2025-07-19T04:46:47.046965 image/jpeg 269078 2025-07-19T04:46:46.558999 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia